Vampires,
werewolves, witches, shapeshifters -- they live among us without our
knowledge. Night World is their secret society, a secret society with
very strict rules. And falling in love breaks all the laws of the Night
World.
In 'Secret Vampire',
Poppy is dying. Her best friend, James can offer her eternal life - as a
vampire. One kiss and she sees into his soul. But can she follow him
into death ... and beyond?
In 'Daughters of Darkness', there are
three sisters with a secret, on the run from their cruel and ruthless
brother. Can their new human friend Mary Lynette resist the powerful
charm of their brother -and save the sisters and herself from a deadly
fate at the hands of a werewolf?
In 'Enchantress', Blaise is
irresistible. She's lethal. She bewitches boys for sport. then she meets
a boy who matters to her cousin. Thea. They become rivals in love. It's
Thea's white magic against Blaise's black magic. They're both breaking
the rules. But it's Thea who risks expulsion from the Night World ...
Published: 7th May 2009 Publisher: Hodder Author Website: Click here Goodreads : Click here Series or Stand-Alone: Volume 1 (inc. books 1, 2 and 3) Night World Source: Bought Review: 4 out of 5
My Review What I loved about this book... Out of the three books that is in this bind up, my favourite by far was the first one - Secret Vampire. I instantly felt for the main character, Poppy who is dying (as mentioned in the description above). You have a best friend character, James, who is more than what he seems and more than what Poppy realises. It has been a while since I last read a vampire and I am so glad I decided to pick up this one not only to be one of the first books of 2015 but one of my first books I reading for #projecttbr (challenge for this year which aims to reduce your tbr pile). Daughters of Darkness takes us in the same world (Night World) but we follow different characters, thi stime the there sisters. They are part of the Night World and it was very interesting to see how they interacted in this world. It was definitely fun to find out what they are up to and trying to figure out whether they are on the side of the good or on the side of the bad. Enchantress I will talk about more in the next section. What I was not fond of with this book... Unfortunately, Enchantress was the third book in this series and it was one that I did struggle to get through. Not because the story was not interesting enough but for the sheer fact that didn't like the character of Blaise. I thought she was very selfish and hurtful I was pretty much annoyed with her for most of the story.
About the Author (from Goodreads)
L.J. SMITH, Lisa Jane Smith, is the New York Times #1 Bestselling author of The Vampire Diaries, The Secret Circle, The Forbidden Game, Dark Visions, Wildworld and Night World
series. She has written over two dozen books for children and young
adults, and has enjoyed writing every one of them. She lives in the Bay
Area of California, with a backyard that is full of flowers, which she
adores, especially with many different shades of roses.
She loves
to visit a friend's little cabin in the Point Reyes National Seashore
area, which has lots of trees, lots of animals, lots of beaches to walk
on, and lots of places to hike. Once, while hiking, she saw a snow-white
buck which allowed her to follow it nearly half a mile. She also likes
to collect things: angels (they remind her of her late mother), tiny
boxes from different countries or of fanciful shape, nineteenth century
children's literature, and books about quantum physics--especially about
the mystery of the dark energy in the universe. A militant optimist,
she is also part of the Velociraptor Sisterhood (a fancy way of saying
that she likes to read, write and discuss books with strong female
characters), and she has traveled extensively in Europe and the Far
East. The two countries she loves to visit most are Great Britain, with
its historic monuments and amazing country landscapes, and Japan, with
its bustling urban life and exquisite mountain scenery.
Her
favorite current writer is Terry Pratchett, the author of the Discworld
series, for its wild and witty satires on life, death, war, love,
assassins, coppers, and Australia. Her favorite classical writer is Jane
Austen. Her favorite poets are Robert Frost and Emily Dickinson. Her
favorite movies are The Seven Samurai and Avatar (analyze that!). She
doesn't have a favorite TV show, because she doesn't have time to watch
TV (and only owns one for playing movies).
Her favorite people are her readers, each of whom she cherishes with deep and lasting affection.
Note:
L. J. Smith wrote books 1-7 of The Vampire Diaries series. After that,
a ghostwriter took over the rest of the series. L. J. wrote books 1-3
of The Secret Circle series. After that, a ghostwriter took over the
rest of the series. L. J. did not write any of the Originals or Stefan's
Diaries. These were written by Kevin Williamson and/or various
ghostwritters.
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